Hiking, Eating and Drinking

As I sit on our balcony overlooking the hamlet of MacGregor, near the wine producing region of Roberson, I sip on a local Chardonnay. Crisp, fruity and chilled. MMMmmmm. I have found a new friend and contemplate never going back to our standard plonque ever again. It is unbelievable how much we are taken advantage of when it comes to the cost of a good bottle of wine. R10 rand is the equivalent of $1. Zoom in on the pic and you do the math. Keep in mind these are restaurant prices as well.

 

 

Yesterday was a travel day and the day before we found solitude in the town of Knysna. However we did a day trip into the Stormy River area where a National Park by the name of Tsitsikamma exists. Should anyone be fortunate enough to venture here, I highly recommend booking in advance, one of the self catering beach cottages on site. Absolutely stunning views of the surrounding Indian Ocean and the waves breaking upon the sea reefs. (Peter and Murray are you paying attention?)We embarked on a 6.4 km hike which took us the better part of four hours to complete and ended up at a breathtaking waterfall cascading into the ocean. Fabulous experience as evidenced by the following video. Without a doubt we both agreed it was one of the most challenging hikes we had ever experienced but also one of the most rewarding. See video



 By sheer luck yesterday, we happened upon the best accommodation we have experienced in SA, and we have found some wonderful places. Just magical, looking out over the vineyards to the valley below and this “guest house” is just a treasure. And did I mention the wine and food was absolutely the best!!

 

 

 

And then there was the drive back to Cape Town through the mountains and a visit to Table Mountain. In a word WOW!! And the most perfect day to visit. Again WOW!! See video



 



Well this will be my last entry for this blog. We are back in Cape Town for our flight out tomorrow. I would like to thank everyone for following (my statistics show about 80 regular followers) and your encouragement over the past six weeks. I thoroughly enjoy putting these things together and look forward to the next trip in the not too distant future. As I always say "you have to go home if you want to come back". Only a 12,758 km return flight awaits us. Jambo!!